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Figure 1-8 Schematic diagram for successful login through the console port
Entering CLI Through Telnet
After you log in to your switch through the console port for the first time, it is recommended that you
configure Telnet login as soon as possible, so that you can use a remote terminal to configure and
manage your switch.
Telnet login authentication methods
In order to restrict the login to your switch, H3C provides three Telnet login authentication methods.
Select a proper method according to your network conditions.
Table 1-1 Telnet login authentication methods
Authentication
method
Description
Application
scenarios
Configuration
None
z
Easy to configure
z
Allows any user to telnet to your
switch
z
Least secure
Lab environments
and extremely secure
network
environments
Password
z
Easy to configure
z
Allows any user knowing the
password to telnet to your switch
z
Secure, but incapable of assigning
different privilege levels to different
users
Environments that do
not need granular
privilege
management
For more
information,
see Login
Configuration.